The High Price of Lowering Health Costs for 150 Million Americans

<p>Employers are clashing with hospitals, insurers and even their own workers over high health care prices. We meet some of the businesses, unions and advocates on the frontlines of this battle that could determine the fate of employer-based insurance.</p><p>Listener warning: This episode does contain sensitive language</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.nashp.org/meet-nashps-new-center-for-health-system-costs-team/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marilyn Bartlett</a>, CPA, CMA, CFM, Senior Policy Fellow, National Academy for State Health Policy, and former administrator of Montana state employee health plan</p><p><a href="https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/michael-e-chernew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Chernew</a>, PhD, Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School</p><p>Will Haynes, 32BJ union member</p><p><a href="https://www.pbgh.org/staff/elizabeth-mitchell/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth Mitchell</a>, CEO, Purchaser Business Group on Health</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-rothstein-191b7042/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sara Rothstein</a>, Director, 32BJ Health Fund</p><p><a href="https://employersforumindiana.org/about/leadership/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gloria Sachdev</a>, PharmD, President and CEO, Employers’ Forum of Indiana</p><p><a href="https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/members/general/donna-schaibley/?back=members" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rep. Donna Schaibley</a>, Indiana House of Representatives</p><p><a href="https://employersforumindiana.org/conference/candace-shaffer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Candace Shaffer</a>, Senior Director of Benefits, Purdue University</p><p><a href="https://cbghealth.org/staff/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Smith</a>, MBA, Executive Director, Colorado Business Group on Health</p><p><br></p><p>You can find more of our research online: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/20